With just a day left for the grand opening of the Ram Temple in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya, artists from various places have started arriving in the city to showcase their talents and skills.
Coming out in glowing praise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam on Sunday said had it not been for him, Ram Mandir would never have been a reality.
With only a few hours to go separating Ayodhya from Lord Ram long-awaited return to his birthplace, a heavy security cordon has been thrown around the city, the state police informed on Sunday.
Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Sunday urged Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to declare a full-day holiday in Bihar on January 22 in view of the Pran Pratishtha ceremony at Ram Temple in Ayodhya, adding that it is time for a 'renaissance of religion'.
Stating that she is "feeling sad" for not being in India physically for the Ram Temple's Pran Pratishtha in Ayodhya, African-American actor and singer Mary Millben said that she will "celebrate Diwali" on January 22.
K Bijay Kumar Reddy, a 21-year-old chalk artist from Odisha's Berhampur, has crafted miniature statues of Lord Ram and Prime Minister Narendra Modi with chalk ahead of the Pran Pratishtha ceremony tomorrow.
"...Our party chief received an invitation through speed post at his office. We have seen that those who are being invited for the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha event are being personally invited by the leader of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad or RSS Swayamsevak. And our party chief is being invited
Annamalai participated in the cleanliness drive at Kothandaramaswamy Temple in Rameshwaram on Sunday. He was accompanied by other leaders of BJP and citizens.
Ahead of the Pran Pratishtha ceremony in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday praised the Bihar based singer Maithili Thakur for her song on Maa Shabri.
As the euphoria and public expectations around the grand Ram Temple opening on Monday reached the proverbial crescendo, the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust announced on Sunday that the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony will be marked by a dazzling musical event titled 'Mangal Dhwani'.<
CM Yadav made the remark while addressing the Akhand Ramayana recitation and bhajan competition program organised at Shri Ram Temple located in Anand Nagar in Bhopal on Saturday.